![Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wyatt Parachutists dot the sky after jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules during International Jump Week July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. Over 150 parachutists from the U.S. and seven other countries participated in the weeklong annual event designed to build partnership capacity by conducting airborne operations.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20a-640x426.jpg)
Parachutists dot the sky after jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules during International Jump Week July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. Over 150 parachutists from the U.S. and seven other countries participated in the weeklong annual event designed to build partnership capacity by conducting airborne operations.
![Photo by Airman First Class Joshua Magbanua Master Sgt. Benjamin Thomas, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron training flight chief, assists a British paratrooper with his gear before an airborne operation during International Jump Week July 28 on Ramstein.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20c-640x452.jpg)
Master Sgt. Benjamin Thomas, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron training flight chief, assists a British paratrooper with his gear before an airborne operation during International Jump Week July 28 on Ramstein.
![Photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes A paratrooper jumps from a C-130J Super Hercules July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. The U.S. joined forces with Germany, France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Kosovo, Israel and the Czech Republic to conduct four days of airborne operations during International Jump Week.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20b-640x472.jpg)
A paratrooper jumps from a C-130J Super Hercules July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. The U.S. joined forces with Germany, France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Kosovo, Israel and the Czech Republic to conduct four days of airborne operations during International Jump Week.
![Photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes Cpl. Ian Chapman, British army combat engineer, prepares to jump from a C-130J Super Hercules July 26 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. International Jump Week was conducted by the U.S. and seven other allied nations.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20d-408x600.jpg)
Cpl. Ian Chapman, British army combat engineer, prepares to jump from a C-130J Super Hercules July 26 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. International Jump Week was conducted by the U.S. and seven other allied nations.
![Photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes Paratroopers from the U.S. and seven other allied nations board a C-130J Super Hercules July 26 on Ramstein. International Jump Week is intended to foster camaraderie between the U.S. and its allies.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20e-640x393.jpg)
Paratroopers from the U.S. and seven other allied nations board a C-130J Super Hercules July 26 on Ramstein. International Jump Week is intended to foster camaraderie between the U.S. and its allies.
![Photo by Airman First Class Joshua Magbanua Paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130J Super Hercules July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. The U.S. and seven other allied nations conducted four days of high-altitude, low-opening and static-line jumps during International Jump Week.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20f-640x449.jpg)
Paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130J Super Hercules July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany. The U.S. and seven other allied nations conducted four days of high-altitude, low-opening and static-line jumps during International Jump Week.
![Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wyatt Parachutists jump from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during International Jump Week July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20g-640x426.jpg)
Parachutists jump from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during International Jump Week July 27 over Bitburg Airfield, Germany.
![Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wyatt Troops from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Deliver Company distribute parachutes to foreign soldiers before the start of airborne operations during International Jump Week July 26 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.](https://www.kaiserslauternamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Photo20h-640x426.jpg)
Troops from the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Deliver Company distribute parachutes to foreign soldiers before the start of airborne operations during International Jump Week July 26 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.